Southampton City Council

Local authority area: City of Southampton

City of Southampton is an unitary authority, in the South East England region of England. It covers 49.9 km² and had 252,689 residents in 2022 — about 5,063 people per km². The authority dates from 1835. The council is based in Southampton.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for City of Southampton, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022252,689+5.6% since 2012

Land area49.9km²19.3 sq mi

Density5,063/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#102of 382 UK councils · #94 in England

Population estimates4 data points

239.4K249.5K252.8K252.7K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1835
Created
City of Southampton became a local authority area.

Borders

Neighbouring councils

EEastleighDistrict council138,935 NNew ForestDistrict council175,942 TTest ValleyDistrict council132,871

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in South East

All councils in South East

Buckinghamshire560,409 City of Milton Keynes292,180 Medway282,702 Brighton and Hove277,965 City of Portsmouth208,420 Wokingham180,967 Reading174,820 West Berkshire162,215 Slough159,182 Windsor and Maidenhead154,738 Isle of Wight140,794 Bracknell Forest126,881

Elections

17 electoral wards

Census 2021: 248,921 residents in 102,289 households across the wards; 13.8% aged 65+, 47.7% of homes owned, 27.4% of households without a car.

1Banister & Polygon6,981 households · 7.6% aged 65+16,829 2Bevois5,897 households · 6.2% aged 65+16,419 3Woolston6,894 households · 14.2% aged 65+15,788 4Bargate6,688 households · 6.3% aged 65+15,599 5Swaythling5,325 households · 10.5% aged 65+15,494 6Bitterne Park6,645 households · 16.6% aged 65+15,337

All wards of City of Southampton

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CShirley Housing OfficeCouncil office · Southampton SO15 5LL · hours listed TSouthampton City CouncilTown council · Southampton SO14 7LY · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Southampton Test · 10 wards Southampton Itchen · 8 wards Romsey and Southampton North · 4 wards

Source: Wikidata Q21683230 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.